The capital of Bangladesh has grown dramatically since the country's independence. While it had 1,5 million inhabitants in 1971, it increased to 14 million in just 40 years. This demographic explosion has profoundly transformed the face of the city, which continues to spread north and south. Dhaka forms an agglomeration of about neighbourhoods in constant transformation. This development, which is most often anarchic, is at the expense of preserving heritage and the environment. The city has few historic monuments of interest and moving from one neighborhood to another can quickly turn into nightmare. Because of a terrible circulation it takes at least 2 hours to cross the city. Banks and administrations close on Friday and Saturday, making travel easier. The municipality is trying to limit traffic on the outskirts of the old town and motor vehicles are completely prohibited in the small streets near the Buriganga River. These provisions allow us to understand the enchevêtrement tangle of old Dhaka in a more relaxed way. All you have to do is ensure rickshaws and pedestrians in this giant anthill, where everyone will take care of them. It is absolutely necessary to walk there in the week when the activity is full. The spectacle of men wearing piles of cloth coupons on their heads or vélo bike carts under the weight of vegetables that are freshly landed from Sadarghat is no different. If the city's charm has faded behind no interest cubic constructions, its soul is good and it is in Old Dhaka that it resides.

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